ArcGIS 10.2 Trace Tool and Snapping Problems
Since installing ArcGIS 10.2 I have been having a lot of problems with the trace tool and snapping. Trace keeps stalling mid-segment on continuous lines on both creating new features and when tracing...
View ArticleHow to save a map service to a local drive.. Forest Service Ranger Districts
Hello, I am using a map service in a project. I would like to find out if it is possible to save it to my local computer. This is what I am looking at: Server: http://apps.fs.fed.us/ArcX/services Name:...
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Arcgis 10.2 - Table was not found error in a personal geodatabase
I'm not sure if this question goes in this sub-forum and will appreciate any direction to the relevant one if it is necessary I'm working with a geometric network within a personal geodatabase. I've...
View ArticleWork Arounds for Metadata Problems
Does anyone else have problems with editing metadata? I am trying to create FGDC compliant metadata for my organization and am having several issues. I edit the metadata in ArcCatalog and nothing...
View ArticleDistricting Add-In - Data disappeared from map but is in pgdb
I was working on the Districting Add In tutorial yesterday, and saved & closed at the end of the day. When I opened it this morning, both the plan and the TxCo feature class had lost their data...
View ArticleCan't make a local copy for editing of a layer downloaded through ArcGIS online
Dear everyone, I'm fairly new to ArcGIS, so this is probably a stupid question with a simple solution. Please help me find the simple solution! I downloaded a few layers through ArcGIS online and would...
View ArticleSaved Map losing toolbars
Hi everyone, I have created a map for a few others to use which contains some customized toolbars. I created this map on my computer, saved it to a common network location, and it will be worked on...
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Publishing to GIS Server
My State has recently stood up a GIS Server in order to support publishing services for the viewer that I manage. The issue that I'm running into at the moment is when I attempt to publish directly to...
View ArticleMerging NAD 83 with DWG base
I have topographic information in three *.FBK files.(also have DWG). My issue is that i have the survey of the land in NAD 83 they are not merged with the base Dwg. Does anyone know how to merge the...
View ArticleCreation of US maps where the area of a state/county is proportional to an...
I have seen maps that express the relative value of a given attribute by making the area of the county or state proportional to the value of the attribute. Does anyone know of a way to do this with...
View ArticleHow do I import metatdata in ArcGIS 10.1 from a text file?
Is it true I have to use a clunky command line app from USGS to convert a .txt file to .xml so ArcGIS understands the metadata??? I used to import text files directly into metadata with no problems.
View ArticleHow to add layers and data into arc desktop 10.1?
very simple thing to ask, how do I download data and files online that can be used and edited into arc desktop? I know how to make a map, but this is pretty useless if I don't know how to add in my own...
View ArticleExport Selected Data using a new coordinate system
Please forgive me if I've posted this in the wrong location. I'm trying to understand exactly what happens when one uses the Data > Export Data option when you right-click on a map layer in the...
View ArticleCannot edit shapefile
On my home version of ArcGIS 10.1 I cannot edit shapefiles. Basically the pannel that usually pops up on the right side does not, well, pop up, to select which layer to edit. I created a new polyline...
View ArticleDissolve tool and stratistical attributes of aggregated features
Hi I have two polygon layers of grid and population density. I want to determine average population density around each grid within a specified radius, and I used the geoprocessing Buffer, Intersect...
View ArticleField Calculator: Referencing Field Values of Other Features (i.e. Rows)
I have an attribute similar to the below: FID Value 0 60 1 55 2 50 3 100 4 55 5 50 6 40 ... I'd like to add a field, and set that field equal to the maximum of the current row, or the row above/below....
View Articleexporting excel file
Please help! I cannot export tables from excel to dbf file anymore! I have tried even with very simple, test-tables but there is no way to make it work. It worked perfectly the last time I tried....
View ArticleCalculating complexity of a line
Hi All, I have a shp file with hundreds of polyline features (coastline fragments). I would like to measure the complexity of each fragment. I have used sinuosity in the past but it is a very course...
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ArcGIS Desktop: when opening any tool-> windows are blank.
Hello, Can't say exactly what happend but it's been two days since I've got this problem. Any tools I open have their window completely blank. This happens both in ArcMap and ArcCatalog. I can't...
View ArticleArcMap 10.2 painfully slow.
As an example, I had an Arc project open accessing data off our server. The only layer visible on screen was a line shapefile that I was currently editing. I double click an existing line to edit the...
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